VEGA SES 2, 3, and 5 Solar Energy Project

VEGA SES 2, 3, and 5 Solar Energy Project

Construction and operation an expansive photovoltaic solar energy facility and associated infrastructure on approximately 1,963 acres of privately-owned land. Three separate Conditional Use Permits have been filed with the County, which together define the project sites (VEGA SES 2, 3, and 5). Collectively, the proposed projects involve the construction of up to 350 megawatt (MW) alternating current PV solar energy facility with an integrated 350 MW battery storage system (not to exceed 700 MW).The projects propose to utilize either thin film or crystalline solar PV technology modules mounted either on fixed frames or horizontal single-axis tracker (HSAT) systems. The projects would include electronic/electrical equipment, on-site substations, interconnection facilities, access roads and fencing. The electrical energy produced by the projects would be conducted through the projects’ interconnection facilities to the following: VEGA SES 2 - IID KN/KS Line; VEGA SES 3 - IID 161 kV “F” Transmission Line; and VEGA SES 5- IID 92 kV Midway Substation.

Imperial

California Air Resources Board (ARB), California Department of Conservation (DOC), California Department of Fish and Wildlife, Inland Deserts Region 6 (CDFW), California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE), California Department of Parks and Recreation, California Department of Toxic Substances Control (DTSC), California Department of Water Resources (DWR), California Energy Commission, California Governor's Office of Emergency Services (OES), California Highway Patrol (CHP), California Natural Resources Agency, California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC), California Regional Water Quality Control Board, Colorado River Basin Region 7 (RWQCB), Colorado River Board, Office of Historic Preservation, State Water Resources Control Board, Division of Water Rights, California Native American Heritage Commission (NAHC), California Department of Transportation, District 11 (DOT)

California Native American Heritage Commission (NAHC), California Department of Transportation, District 11 (DOT)

Power:Solar (Megawatts 350)

Use Permit

Aesthetics, Agriculture and Forestry Resources, Air Quality, Biological Resources, Cultural Resources, Cumulative Effects, Drainage/Absorption, Energy, Flood Plain/Flooding, Geology/Soils, Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Growth Inducement, Hazards & Hazardous Materials, Hydrology/Water Quality, Land Use/Planning, Mineral Resources, Noise, Population/Housing, Public Services, Recreation, Solid Waste, Transportation, Tribal Cultural Resources, Utilities/Service Systems, Vegetation, Wetland/Riparian, Wildfire